By Aminu Garko
Kano, Governors of Northwest states have agreed to work with one another for the common development of the region.
This contained in a statement issued by Press Secretary to Gov.Abba Yusuf , Bature Dawakin Tofa in Kano on Tuesday.
The Governors made this known after a strategic meeting held today(Tuesday) at Katsina Government House in Katsina state.
The meeting attended by Kano state Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, Zamfara state Governor Alhaji Dauda Lawal, Kebbi state Governor H.E. Kauran Gwandu, Sokoto state Governor Alh. Ahmed Aliyu, Jigawa state Governor who was represented by his deputy and Katsina state Governor Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda who was the host.
While speaking on a joint press briefing shortly after the meeting, Governors agreed to pursue a common agenda to address the devastating security challenge affecting the region in the last few years.
It was also agreed to work together in improving the Agricultural sector through a strategic value chain development, access to Agric inputs and commodity markets.
The Governors also chart a way for economic prosperity of the region with a holistic approach to inter-states modalities leveraging on both natural, physical and human resources of the Northwestern states.
“We want to use this opportunity to appreciate Mr. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his intervention on Hydropower project to northwestern states with a sole aim of boosting their economy and create additional jobs for the teeming population” said Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf at the joint press briefing.
Earlier before the meeting, the Governors accompanied the counterpart in Katsina Governor Dikko Umaru Radda who received former President Muhammad Buhari to launch a special security initiative titled “Katsina State Community Security Watch Corps (KSWC)”.
The Katsina state Governor also donated operational vehicles to security agencies in the state.
